Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,500.4	$ 1,271.6
Accounts receivable	3,230.8	2,746.5
Inventories	1,205.7	1,020.6
Other	676.1	610.6
Total current assets	6,613.0	5,649.3
Long-Term Assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,459.4	2,019.3
Goodwill	1,401.3	1,121.3
Other	1,472.2	1,110.7
Total long-term assets	5,332.9	4,251.3
Total assets	11,945.9	9,900.6
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	0.0	8.6
Accounts payable and drafts	3,167.2	2,640.5
Accrued liabilities	1,678.1	1,497.6
Current portion of long-term debt	9.0	35.6
Total current liabilities	4,854.3	4,182.3
Long-Term Liabilities:
Long-term debt	1,951.5	1,898.0
Other	694.1	627.4
Total long-term liabilities	2,645.6	2,525.4
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	153.4	0.0
Equity:
Preferred stock, 100,000,000 shares authorized (including 10,896,250 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock authorized); no shares outstanding	0.0	0.0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 72,563,291 and 80,563,291 shares issued as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively	0.7	0.8
Additional paid-in capital	1,215.4	1,385.3
Common stock held in treasury, 5,689,527 and 11,131,648 shares as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, at cost	(724.1)	(1,200.2)
Retained earnings	4,171.9	3,706.9
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(513.4)	(835.6)
Lear Corporation stockholders’ equity	4,150.5	3,057.2
Noncontrolling interests	142.1	135.7
Equity	4,292.6	3,192.9
Total liabilities and equity	$ 11,945.9	$ 9,900.6

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.